Indonesia Highlights: Six Dead, Several Missing after Boat Sinks in Bali Strait | Three Terror Suspects Arrested in Jakarta, Bangka Belitung | Vaccination for Children to Start in Jakarta, Says Pediat

KOMPAS.com – A ferry ship carrying 41 passengers and 12 crew members sank in the waters of the Bali Strait on Tuesday night.

An Indonesian official said that KMP Yunicee was allegedly hit by high waves and dragged by currents until it sank. A joint search and rescue (SAR) team is still scouring waters for missing victims.

The Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88) Anti-terror Team of the National Police have arrested three suspected terrorists in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and Bangka Belitung on Sumatra island on Wednesday, June 30.

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Six Dead, Several Missing after Boat Sinks in Bali Strait

A ferry ship carrying 41 passengers and 12 crew members sank in the waters of the Bali Strait on Tuesday night.

Head of the Tanjungwangi Port Authority Office Benyamin Ginting said the KMP Yunicee was allegedly hit by high waves and dragged by currents until it sank.

"The waves reached three to five meters high. The ship was dragged by the current to the south. That's probably the reason," said Benjamin on Tuesday, June 30.

The KMP Yunicee departed from Ketapang Port in East Java for Gilimanuk Harbor on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. The accident occurred as the ferry was about to dock at Gilimanuk Harbor.

According to Benjamin, the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) will conduct further investigations. Meanwhile, based on the manifest 33 people survived, six people died, and 14 others are still missing. A joint search and rescue (SAR) team is still scouring waters for missing victims.

"All the survivors were wearing life jackets, it was likely the reason many survived," he said.
Sukro Winoto (44), one of the survivors of the sinking KMP Yunicee, said that when he knew that the ship was about to sink, he immediately put on a life jacket and jumped into the sea.
Sukro said that he had drifted, screaming for help when another ship passing by.

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/30/123705374/six-dead-several-missing-after-boat-sinks-in-bali-strait.

Three Terror Suspects Arrested in Jakarta, Bangka Belitung

Dok. Divisi Humas Polri A spokesman for the National Police Senior Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan speaks at an event in Jakarta.

The Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88) Anti-terror Team of the National Police have arrested three suspected terrorists in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and Bangka Belitung on Sumatra island on Wednesday, June 30.

“Two suspected terrorists identified by initial BS and SY have been arrested,” said a spokesperson for the National Police Senior Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan.

Ramadhan said that BS and SY were arrested in East Jakarta and West Jakarta, respectively. Meanwhile, AS was arrested by the Bangka Belitung Task Force of the Anti-terror Squad on Sumatra island on the same day.

The police said that BS and SY were the recipients of the package sent by AS. During the operation, the anti-terror squad confiscated six weapons, two knives, hundreds of bullets, and other goods, Ramadhan added.

He explained that the three terror suspects were allegedly linked to the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), a terror group that supports the Islamic State extremists.

Currently, BS and SY are taken to the Jakarta Police headquarters. "Densus 88 will conduct further investigations to identify other perpetrators," he said.

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/30/201838974/three-terror-suspects-arrested-in-jakarta-bangka-belitung.

Vaccination for Children to Start in Jakarta, Says Pediatrician Group

KOMPAS.com/GARRY LOTULUNG A student receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Jakarta, Thursday, July 1, 2021.

The Indonesian Pediatrician Association or IDAI has announced that mass Covid-19 vaccinations for children will soon be held in Indonesia. IDAI’s chairperson for its Jakarta branch, Rini Sekartini, said the mass vaccinations will commence on Thursday, July 1.

“The Jakarta Health Service said the [Covid-19] vaccinations will start with children in between the ages of 12 to 17,” she asserted to Kompas.com on Wednesday.

She added that IDAI has long given their recommendation for the move “IDAI supports the Jakarta Provincial Administration’s efforts to vaccinate children as it can reduce the number of Covid-19 cases among minors,” Rita asserted.

The Jakarta Health Services noted that Covid-19 cases among children in the capital have been on the rise. They attribute the surge to the Delta variant of the coronavirus, which is more transmissible to children than other Covid-19 strains.

The Jakarta Provincial Administration noted that of 7,379 Covid-19 cases detected in Jakarta on Tuesday, June 28, 16 percent or 1,152 cases were minors. 835 of the cases are between the ages of 6 to 18, while 317 ranged from infants to five-year-olds.

“And if they test positive [for Covid-19], the vaccine will mitigate the symptoms before they worsen.”

Meanwhile, Indonesian Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono has urged the government to stage an intervention to reduce the number of Covid-19 deaths among children and increase their rate of recovery.

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/30/205629574/idai-vaccination-for-children-to-start-in-jakarta.